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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-20
WITH SORROW AND TEARS,

Trades Unionists, Socialists ard
Knights of Labor on the one hand
and Georgeites and Irving Hallites
("democrats") on the other assisted
in making constitution for the
United Labor Party in New York,
in which membership in other Top
posing) political parties was prohib-
tied. Under that constitution they
all carried on business in the varinns
Assembly Districts. 1t transpired
that certain salaried "prominents"
were not elected delegates to the
State Convention by their district
organizations, while certain others
were elected. The disappointed fell
lows cast about them for a means to
nullify the vote of the people, and
this is what they found: The dele
gates elected were either members
or friends Of socialistic organiza-
ton pledged to the support of the
Labor Party. With the assistance
of Georges weekly paper, and the
capitalist press, it was made to APP
pear that the Socialists were an OPP
posing political party, and the
County Committee, with Chairman
McMackin, "sorrowfully' decided
that the CONSTITUTION" prohibited
Socialists from membership in the
United Labor Party, and that any
action taken in any meeting in which
Socialists had voice was null and
void.
AS Socialists helped make the
constitution, that would seem to be
null and void also.
And yet these disappointed fellows
claim to have great respect for the
constitutional profound is their
respect for that instrument that
they must-against their will and
with -excommunlcate any one
who does not consent to the onl1
scheme for anti-poverty (among us
fellows) in the wide, wide world.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-20

neglected. She consequently suffers
from an hypertrophy of feeling and is
therefore generally accessible to every
kind of superstition and fraud she IL a
fruitful soil for all forms Of religions and
other charlatanism, and "A willing tool in
the hands of every reactionary party"
The mere taste for "drcss" is not
in itself anything to be alarmed at.
And when the young woman devel-
ops an ambition to dress well--that
is, in manner to win appreciation,
she does precisely what she is en-
couragcd to do by just such people
who presume to criticize her for 1t.
In the church, on the street, in the
social circle, she finds for herself the
more consideration the more expen-
sively and tastefully according to
current criterion) she dresses.
AS wage workers women are con-
sidered more tractablc by employers
than men, and they are used as
pawns to lower wages by the substi-
tuition of their working force for
mems. Under the reign of capital
ism, industrial pursuits are indeed
degrading to women as well as to
men. Slavery is degrading. And
yet Cardinal Gibbons finds fault be-
cause some women instinctively feel
this to be 40. What is his remedy !?
Observation-Disclosures in their
"proper sphere" which means, if
it means anything, that the proper
sphere of Il working woman is far
more contracted one than that of q
Gladly" for instance, in his opinion.
The emancipation of woman is in
dssolubly connected with the eman-
cipation of the proletariat and the
upbuilding of socialistic common
wealth where equal facilities will be
free for all alike, regardless of sex;
where the young woman will not
look upon marriage rs means to
obtain "home," or find in prosti-
tuition the only alternative beside
slavish drudgery or starvation.
There is no equality between the
capitalist employer and his depend
ent hircling; neither can there be
equality between man and woman,
so long as the latter is dependent
upon the former.
If the WORKING |Coman possesses
any influence let it be exercised in
the noble endcavor to impress upon
its readers the necessity for fra
ternal cooperation between the OPP
pressed of both sexes in the warfare
against superstltious usages which
are only dangerous in their observ.
ance, and against system which de.
crees that Labor shall be subject tt
Capitalize creator subject to his
creation in the hands of the exploit
ers-that small class of people who
receive large stipends from the PEG
Pile without productive or usefu
work.
The wage-slave's wife is indeed ,
slave, and her emancipation car
only be accomplished with his.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-20
OUR SISTERS.

1He Uoyking Woman is the name
of neat little weekly published and
edited by Charlotte Smith, at Wash
ington, d, G., under the auspices of
the Woman's National Industrial
League. Charlotte confesses herself
susceptible to llattery:
1--WE felt highly tlattered that his emf
hence had critically read our organ, the
Working Woman, and heartily sympa-
thized with Onr efforts ut organization
and elevation Of women IN bread-win-
ners,"
she says, after an interview with
Cardinal Gibbons. And yet we are
almost persuaded that the Cardinal
would not have women infringe upon
his business and increase the supply
of cardinals with II corresponding
reduction of wages according to the
"dlyine" law of supply and demand.
We Will wager that Charlotte, who
wants equal pay for equal work, y
does more hard work than her emf
nent tlattercr, but her wages are not
by any means equal to his. The
hard work of many poor girl goes
to pay the Cardinal princely salary.
Think it over, Charlotte Smith
The Cardinal advised our editorial
friend to empress upon women the
dignity of labor" This seems to bt
cool advice, coming from such Il
source, and yet Charlotte Smith
don't seem to feel indignant over it.
Cardinal Gibbons told our FRIEND
that:
"rhc great cause of so much mser,
and crime to-day is women in moderat,
crcumstances-liv living beyond their prop
er sphere in life, and looking down oi
industrial pursuits as degrading to them
And their love of dress is doing more {,
demoralize American women than any
other cause
Our opinion is that average womel
earn all the fincry they usually de
sire. Some women do not perform
useful work; but our friend nigh,
have with peculiar propricty i'm
pressed it upon Ellis Eminencc'
that some men are equally useless -
useless as producers rs we'll az use
less seXwise. And AZ to women
Giving beyond their proper sphcr,
in life," who are they that determine
wOman's proper sphere? Cardinals
And what u m0nstrOus assumption
it is for the Cardinal to say that "the
great cause Of so much misery and
crime to-day is women in mOderat,
circumstances living beyond Their
sphere. The cardinal is veritabt
Adam, to blame women for the
misery and crime of the day. The
blame is not with the women; ont
must seek further back. Bebe
says, in his woman in the Past
Present and Future" a work, by tn,
way, that should be studied by al
women who would benefit their sex
"As general rule the development o
the heart and fancy has hitherto beel
cultivated in woman to an altogethe
disproportionate extent; the de, elop
ment of her reasoning faculties, on tn
other hand, has been checked or grossl
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THE LESSON OF THE HOUR.


On page 294 appleton edition) of
Progress and Poverty" we find the
following notable words in relation
to remedies for economic disorders:
'Nor is any remedy worth consid-
ering that does not fall in with the
natural direction of social develop
ment, and swim, 80 to speak, with
the current Of the times. That con-
centration is the order of develop
ment there can be no installing
the concentration of people in large
cities, the concentration of handi-
crafts in large factories, the concen-
tration of transportation by railroad
and steamship lines and Of agricul-
tural operations in large fields. The
current of the time runs to concentra-
ton. To successfully resist 1t we
must throttle steam and discharge
electricity from human service"
No one could have put this signifi-
cant truth into more vigorous words;
into sentences that could more aptly
express the fact. And it is just this
truth the radical teachers of Social
economies are constantly affirming.
There is no need, however, to ere
sist' this power of concentration.
The real thing is to use it, and in
doing so make it as serviceable to
the whole people as it is now profit
able to the capital-owning class.
Until "concentratlon," which is a
social force. irresistible in it's econ
omic power, is made subordinate to
and compelled thereby to serve the
social order, it must remain as it now
is, the most tyrannical and danger
GUS foe to personal liberty and in
dustrial independence that the world
has ever beheld or felt. Henry
George knows this.
All social reformers believe, as he
does, that the confscation of social
land values must and will be the
only etfectual means of resisting this
tendency to concentration. There
needs be no quarrel with him on
that score. But there is also no need
for his friends to assume as they have
done, that everyone who holds that
economic concentration is correct,
but that to be just it must be social
lied and made seryiceable to all, is
personally hostile to their teachings
and in opposition to the course he
and they have pursued. There is
no room for such ideas in our strug-
gle, and there is the greatest need Of
all opinions and all counsels that
tend directly to common end, and
that for the common benefit. Some
friends fail to remember that party
and an agitation are different agen-
cies, though their purposes may be
the same. In a party all members are
responsible for the acceptance of
general agreement; in an agitation
the leaders are responsible only to
themselves; their followers only to
their own acceptance Of the opinions
expressed. The one prepares; the
other crystalizes. The one is indi-
yidual; the other is concentration
for a general purpose. The lesson
OF this is an obvious one and we will
all do we'll to take heed of it.-N. Y.
| Leader.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-20

compromise with tricksters and self
seekers. When men have proved
themselves to be such they should
be avoided and never trusted. II,
perchance, they repent and reform,
they will be satisfied to remain in
the rank and file and humbly assist
in working out their own salvation.
The unwarranted attack upon their
brother members in New York has
unmarked a number of people whom
it will be wise to avoid in future, no
matter what their "talents" are.
If the United Labor Party has begun
policy of exclusion that demands ex
clusiOn of Socialists from it, it will per-
haps next object to Baptists, red-haired
men, etc. 1t appears to be another case
of taking counsel from the enemy instead
Of from common sense.-irODidence
People.
The United Labor Party, let US
hope, will not follow the evil exam
pie of the little faction in New York
City. BY the way, it's strange, isn't
it, that the very people who have
been bowling against excommunica-
ton have themselves engaged in
that business? A Labor party will
never exclude Socialists from its
ranks. That is simply impossible.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-20

What true democracy wants is a
party of the people, for the people,
and by the people; not of George,
for George, and by George.
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NOTES..

The Gar mourns the death of
Editor Katkoff, which would indi-
cate that he was of no benefit to
the Russians.
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MUTUALlTY.

mDltlOn OF enthusiasm ~ that WhlCh
tickles the ears Of the most profound
thinkers, most eloquent orators and
most practical economists the world
has ever been honored with. The
daily papers tell of great meetings at
the New York Academy of Music,
at which three great men are made
greater, while they hurl the thunder
OF oratory against that intangible,
yet ever-present monster, Poverty.
Neither the Course of Rome nor
the rldiculc Of Puch can stay the
wild delight of the loyal men and
women who see in each other more
than human excellence. Nor is elo-
quent invective the only talent dis
played by the creates men of the
age, George, McGlynn and Pente-
cost. All three acknowledge the
| fatherhood of God and the brother
hood of man-the latter including,
Of course, the sisterhoOd of woman.
| Nothing can be imagined more beau
tiful than the enthusiastic admira-
ton bestowed upon the greatest
apostles of earth-the destroyers of
poverty by the impassioned advocacy
of taxing land to it's full rental value,
unless it is the holy zeal with which
these good men dispense mutual
praise.
How different it is with the wrang-
ling logicians of the common herd,
as they discuss abstract principles
and their relation to obvious facts at
the Central Labor Unions and the
political meetings. Have the lead
ers there a kind word to say of each
other? No! They do not even con-
slider each others feelings as they
busy themselves with mere rrinci-
pies, and thus neglect that most i'm
portant thing in the world of human
ity, reciprocal admiration.
In the bright circle of the Anti
Poverty society humanity comes in
for its need Of worship, and that is
not left entirely to the audience.
The speakers are not the least appre-
ciative listeners to the silver-tcned
oratory, and no mean jealousy inter-
feres with loyal esteem and fervid
expressions of mutual regard. Hen
ny George speaks his honest convic-
ton when he eulogizes Edward
McGlynn as the greatest priest on
earth, Gods own choice; nor does
he forget Pentecost. Edward
McGlynn is not ashamed, in the
fullness of his great heart, to elo-
quently describe Henry George as
the greatest prophet the world has
ever seen-the Moses of modern
times-the month-piece of God him
self; nor does he forget Pentecost.
The brave Pentecost, whose elo.
quence moves his hearers to tears
and enraptures them, acknowledges
the grandeur the Christ like nobil-
ity of both his brilliant cotempora-
ries, but he places McGlynn fore
most. In magnificent burst of en-.
thusiasm he expressed his ardent
hope that soon the Statue of Libert,
would give place to statue of the
glorious priest, McGlynn!
Thus the millennium is heralded tC
an admiring and hopeful multitud,
without the painful slowness of evo
luton, or the distracting study Of
social political science.
AS has been often prophesied by
the most learned opponents of New
York politics, the people only need.
ed good leaders to fire their hearts
and point out to them the path thai
leads to aflluence. The prophesy il
being fulfilled. The leaders ar,
| thara and mhat is mana ;.l;aa4;u.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-20

Labor Day, the first Monday in
September, is becoming an "institu-
tion." 1t will be observed more
generally this year than ever before.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-20

The Knights of Labor are certainly
breaking up" boss rule, cliques and
rings, and we rejoice in the fact. WI
mington az c. hder
This will be pleasant surprise to
most Knights of Labor. Let the
good work 90 on.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-20

1.-The democratic party seems to
have sufficient force in the New York
Central Labor Union to successfully
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-20

carry the enemies tactics by vote.
Let them remember the fate of the
New York Amalgamatcd Trades
Assembly.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-20

While We believe that the political
forces of the working people will ul-
timately harmonic, We do not favor
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-20

Cardinal Gibbons is reported as
saying that he would be sorry and
surprised to SEQ the X. Of l.. con-
demned by the Pope. We don't see
that the X. of l.. would be any worse
for papal condemnation, nor would
they all cry peccari, a la Calico.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-20

ch' euo ohohNo Hsce'So " VoVo'
Let them remember the fate of the
New York Amalgamatod Trades
Assembly.
The Knights of Labor are certainly
breaking up" boss rule, cliques and
rings, and we rejoice in the fact.-Wa-
mington az c. hder.
This will be pleasant surprise to
most Knights of Labor. Let the
good work 90 on.
Cardinal Gibbons is reported as
saying that he would be sorry and
surprised TO SEQ the X. of l.. con-
demned by the Pope. We don't see
that the X. of l.. would be any worse
for papal condemnation, nor would
they all cry peccari, a la Galileo.
worship seems to flourish in
New York to an alarming extent.
But we have faith that hard COM
mon sense will in the end prevail
among the working people who are
cropping their way amid innumerable
difficulties toward industrial free
dom.
A kind friend hopes that we will
not get heated in the fray with the
anti-Socialists. Let him rest easy.
A fellow that can remain cool under
atmospheric humidity is proof
against bulls of accommodation
whose trajectory is as erratic as that
of an Australian boomerang in the
hands OF novice, and about as far
reaching.
1t is reported that the number of
emigrants arriving from Europe was
larger than ever recorded during
any other month of July. II the
emigrants were given an opportunity
to 60 to work and receive the full
value of their labor they would be a
valuable addition to our country.
The capitalist system is the curse to
remove, not the emigrants.
The assertion made by Henry
George in his last weeks paper that
the Volkszeitung had urged Socialists
to organize separate meetings and
draw away members from the United
Labor Party, is evidence that Mr..
George is either the dupe of some
INSCRIPTIONS mischief-maker or is
one himself. A cause that seeks
the support of falsehood is weak IN.
deed.
German Socialism is SO confused and
confusing in its Technology, so illogica
in its methods; it contains such a mix
ture of important truths with superficial
congratulations, that it is difficult-a
least for people of English speech-to
readily understand its real meaning and
purpose. Henry George.
This is really too bad, and much
to be regretted. Nevertheless, Hen.
ry, some ''people Of English speech
have sufficient intelligence to get ,
mental grip on it,
The Socialists know how to write, tall
and fight. - Union Printer
And what is of more Importance
they use their knowledge to defend
sound principles But, after all, w
think that the Socialists are great,
overrated in respect to their abilities
1t doesn't require near as much abil
ity, from logical point of view, t.
tell the truth and defend it, as i
does to defend sophistry and false
hood. 1t is not the ability of Social
lists, but the science of Socialism tina
appeals to mems reason.
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1t does seem that there is a certain in
congruity in struggle against Socialism
in the United Labor Party. Mr.. Georges
land scheme is distinctly socialistic.
Where is the line to be drawn in the
United Labor Party between the Social
ism that is permitted and the Socialism
that is tabooed IN. Y. Sun.
That is an easy conundrum. The line
is drawn between Mr.. Georges theories
and those of any other Socialist Truth
Seeker.
Well answered. But to call George
a Socialist is to give him credit for
more than he claims as we'll as for
more than fact would warrant.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-08-20

Horo-worship seems to flourish in
New York to an alarming extent.
But we have faith that hard CON-
mon sense will in the end prevail
among the working people who are
cropping their way amid innumerable
difficulties toward industrial free
dom.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24

farm betwixt here and Littleton: and
Poll and Sail, the two girls, they stayed
to home too, and done the spinnin' and
the weavin' and the knittin', for mother
was gettin' considerable old by the time
they'd growed up. But I'm gettin' ahead
Of time.
"Well, the winter I was ten-year old
shere come snow-storm the like of
which no man ever see before in them
parts; twas about the last of Decem-
ber; we expected storms around, that
time o. year, but this one beat all; it sot
In jest before breakfast Of Tuesday :;
I remember that because the girls was
real pleased to think it didn't come a
Monday. Monday was a dark day, too,
kind Of gray all over, and the wind whin-
in like lost hound all down in amongst
the hollers of the mountings; and when
me and Sam come in from chopin faith
er said we'd better give the critters out
to the barn a good lot O. fodder, an all
they'd drink, for if he knowed any thing
there was consider BILE of storm comm
Father was rheumaticky, and he'd tell
the weather real good by his leg; it
ached tremendous that night.
"Sure enough, next day it come down
before breakfast jest as fine, and fast.
and thick! You couldn't see foot off
50 Sam and me didn't go chopin, we
staid at home and finished up some work
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24

in the barn, and then we fetched in some
logs into the woodshed and sawed an
split 'em.
''Well it snew all that night, and by
mornin' the was three foot of snow,
good. Father he shook his head when
he see it didn't let up none.
80 Snow meal
Snow a good deal
says he, kinder solemn. You might
think me and Sam was considerable
little to be chopin, he bein' twelve and
| ten, but we was real large and strong,
and we could chop down birches as good
as father could, and saw real sizable logs
with our cross-cut saw.
''Well, it sneW and snew all that day
and we went to bed early; 'tWasn't no
use to set up, for there wasn't nothing
to do; SO we banked up good log and
before ten o'clock every soul Of US wa.
fast and snorin'.
II thought I heered somethin' along
about the middle Of the night, but
thought the wind had ris; so l pulled
the quilt over my ears and snoozed oil
aCin. But wasn't | struck all Of a heap
when finally daylight come, and goin'
down so as to dig out way to the barn
real early, what did see but mother
away with small child in her lap.
"'Of all thingsr says |. Where did
you get that dollyl"
Huntsville gazette., 1887-12-24

blanket mother d forgot all about, as
patient as men-folks ever do wait, and
that isn't so great; but when he heered
that child's squall he jumped up, pulled
on his trousers and come out
"'Who fetched It'll! says he, first thing.
'Well, now, if you'll b'lieve it, mother
hadn't give a thought to that, she was
so took up with rubbin' and feedin' and
coaxin' the child; jest like woman! So
father he put right out into the shed,
and there, where the snow had kinder
sifted in under the door, there was the
track Of mans boots; he couldn't
never have opened the door-the man, /
nean-any way if we hadn't shoveled the
snow away some the day before, so as to
get to the Wood-pile f0r moro logs. Well,
father he opened the door, but by that
time the snow had covered up any thing
in the way Of tracks, and in the deep
dark you couldn't see a yard ahead. So
he come back a-shakin' his head.
81 guess she showed down. says he
'Thet's all We'll ever know about her.
$50 he went back to bed, and Poll she
het up the blanket for him and went
back to her room; but mother she set
there by the fire that Poll had raked
open and set a-gOin' the hull of the rest
of the night, huggin' and coaxin' that
young one to sleep, Jest Ike woman.
Twas a real pretty little cretur, that
child was; with big, soft, dark eyes, for